New rule changes Scout recruitment

By JANNETTE PIPPIN Daily News Staff

Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM.

Cub Scout packs in Carteret County are reaching out to potential members in a different way this year.

Scout leaders have traditionally gone to the schools to recruit new members, going class-to-class to hand out fliers about the program. But with a change last year in school district policy regarding the distribution of fliers and other non-school materials to students, the Cub Scouts of Carteret County has had to find a new way to spread the word.

Most of the county’s seven Cub Scout packs will be holding sign-ups Sept. 9.

“What we’re trying to do is get the word out to the community as much as possible,” said Tony Spagnoli of the East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Parents interested in signing up their child or learning more about the Cub Scout program are invited to attend sign-up night at one of four locations:

Cub Scout packs in Carteret County are reaching out to potential members in a different way this year.

Scout leaders have traditionally gone to the schools to recruit new members, going class-to-class to hand out fliers about the program. But with a change last year in school district policy regarding the distribution of fliers and other non-school materials to students, the Cub Scouts of Carteret County has had to find a new way to spread the word.

Most of the county’s seven Cub Scout packs will be holding sign-ups Sept. 9.

“What we’re trying to do is get the word out to the community as much as possible,” said Tony Spagnoli of the East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Parents interested in signing up their child or learning more about the Cub Scout program are invited to attend sign-up night at one of four locations:

n Newport Scout Hut, 167 Howard Blvd., Newport

n Morehead City Primary School, 4409 Country Club Road, Morehead City

n Broad Creek Community Building, 110 Cactus St., Newport

n Beaufort Elementary School, 110 Carraway Drive, Beaufort

All sign-up nights begin at 6 p.m.

Cub Scouting, which is open to boys in grades 1 to 5, combines fun with educational activities and lessons in lifelong values, such as honesty, bravery and respect. The program also partners with parents to help boys strengthen character, develop good citizenship and enhance mental and physical fitness.

For more information, contact Jess Hult at 252-342-0591 or hadnotcreekkennel@gmail.com.